PEGMATITE


Meaning of PEGMATITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpeg-mə-ˌtīt ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Greek pēgmat-, pēgma something fastened together, from pēgnynai to fasten together — more at pact

Date: circa 1828

: a coarse variety of granite occurring in dikes or veins

• peg·ma·tit·ic ˌpeg-mə-ˈti-tik adjective

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